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IRA KINMAN, or FREEPORT, ASSIGNOR To SARAH KINMAMOF STEPHEN- SONsonneri-ILLINOIS. i n

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TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCRN: t Be it known that I, IRA KINMAN, ofFreeport,'in.the connty of Stephenson, and in vthe State of Illinois,haveinvented certain-new and use-fnl `Ii'nprovements in Roller forVlindow-Curtains;` and do hereby declare that the following iS a full,clear, and enact description thereof, reference beiiglhad to theaccompanying drawings and the letters of reference marked thereon;

-In the annexed drawings, making a part oi'` this specification- Arepresents a suitable frame, constructed'ns shown in the drawings, andwhich forrnssuitaljle bearings for the roller Bto work and rest in. 4 t

C represents a curtain, used either for windows or for a'stage-cnrtain,and is secured4 to its roller in any suitable manner, and has a. Slat,D, fastened to itslower end, as shown.

Upon one end of the rollerB, I secure a crank, h, byY which said rolleris turned o1: revolved, and the curtain thereby' elevated.

Vin the frame A.

vThe curtain is elevated or Wound up as high as desired byv means of'4the `crank 5, wliieh is then turned in 4 its socket in the roller B, andcaught over the hookg, as above described.

The Slat or strip has rings o' loops, j j, adjusted or'in'sertedl toitslower side, to provide a. convenient .means of pulling downorlovvering the curtain C when ther crank h is detached from hehook g.'Said crank h' mnkesa secure fasteningfor the curtain G, as ,will beseen.

The crank h passesthrough the roller and turnsv therein, so as to hooko'r catch over the lip orzcatch g Having thus full-y described myinvention, what I claim as new, and desire to seizure by Letters Patent,is-

lThe reversible lcrank-handle h and angular catch g,.in combination withthe'roller B, and arranged to operate as set forth.,

In testimony that I claim the foregoing, I 4have hereunto set my hand,this 22d day of February, 1868.

IRA KINMAN Witnesses THOMAS SMITH, IRA HENDRIcKs.

